Geography and agriculture students participated in a week long project that studied and discussed the impacts of climate change in Itasca County. Students invited local experts to discuss the changes in a Q & A panel, titled “Woods, Water, and Workforce: What are the current and future impacts of climate change in the Grand Rapids area?”, which included representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Grand Rapids, a phenologist, a retired forest service agent, research ecologist, and natural resources instructor.
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The Rural Dialogues were a 7 year long project of the Jefferson Center, a nonpartisan community engagement and policy nonprofit, and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a nonprofit advocacting for fair and sustainable food, farm, and trade systems.
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